Paper-holder.



No. 786,571. I PATENTED APR. 4, 1905. G. LAUBB.

PAPER HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED DB0. 29. 1904.

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No. 786,571'. Patented April 4, 1905.

UNITED STATES PATENT OEEICE.

GODFRIED LAUBE, OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE- HALF TO JOSEPH R. MARSH, OF SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA.

PAPER-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 786,571, dated April 4, 1905. Application lec December 29, 1904. Serial No. 238,773.

support a fly-paper in close proximity to a window, where iiies and the like insects generally congregate.

In Fig. l of the drawings I have illustrated the manner in which my improved holder is supported by a window-frame, and the reference-numeral 1 designates the holder proper, which is generally constructed from a sheet of metal 2, said sheet of metal being stamped or sheared in asubstantially rectangular form, and the corners of said sheet are sheared as indicated at 3. The one side of the plate and the two ends are then bent upwardly and inwardly, formingasideflangee and end fianges 5 5. The other side of the sheet, which has not been bent upwardly to form a flange, is bent into the stepped form, as designated by the reference-numeral 6, this stepped form providing an outwardly extending flange 7, which is employed for supporting the holder upon a window-sill.

Reference now being had to Eig. 1 of the drawings, the reference-numeral 8 designates the sill of a window, and 9 a window-sash, and it will be seen that when my improved holder is placed upon a window sill the stepped edge of the plate 2 is engaged by the window-sash, resting upon the same and retaining the holder in a "shelf-like position. The body portion of the plate 2 rests upon the window-sill, while the stepped edge thereof is held by the sash of the window. 'lhe body portion of the plate 2 forms a holder for a sheet of fly-paper 10, and the flanges A and 5 of the plate protect the edges of the paper and prevent the same from blowing away should any draft or current of air strike the same. To further protect the ily-paper and also protect any objects that may come in close proximity to the paper, I have constructed a wire framework ll over the plate 1.

Be it known that I, GODERIEDLAUBE, a citizen of the United States of America, residingI at Los Angeles, in the county of Los Angeles 5 and State of California, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Paper-Holdl ers, of which the following is a specilication, reference being had therein to the accompanyl ing drawings.

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This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in paper-holders; and the invention has for its object'to combine a fly-paper holder, a newspaper rack or holder, and a window-shelf. In combining these elements I have provided a household article which will serve a number of purposes which will be of great convenience. The holder as constructed by me is particularly adapted for fly-paper, and it is so constructed that it 2O will prevent curtains, garments, or other articles from coming ,into contact with the adhesive fly-paper. Ill/Then used as a paper holder or rack, it is so constructed that it will prevent a newspaper or the like from blowing away or becoming disengaged from the rack whenit has been once placed therel in, and when used as a shelf for holding articles it forms a tray upon which suitable articles can be placed.

'.lhe holder as constructed by me is used in combination with a window-frame and can be detached, whereby itcan be hung upon a wall to serve as a newspaper holder or rack.

With the above and other objects in view reference will be had to the accompanying drawings, wherein like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, in which- Figure 1 is a fragmentary vertical sectional 4D view of a window frame and sill, illustrating my improved holder in side elevation as supl ported by a window frame and sill. Fig. 2 l The wire framework comprises two strands is atransverse sectional View of my improved l of wire l2 and 14:, which are arranged at an holder. Fig. 3 is an enlarged side elevation angle to one another and have their ends se- View of the same, and Eig. 4 is atop plan cured in the flanges 5 5. rlhe edges of these view of my improve-d holder. flanges are bent inwardly, as indicated at 15, The primary object of the invention is to l and adjacent to the sheared edges of each flange I provide the apertures 16 16 to receive the bent ends 17 of the wires 12 and 14. These wires are substantially arc shape, and the ends of said wires are bent to conform to a substantially S shape to engage in the apertures 16. By bending' the ends of the strands to the peculiar form shown in the drawings the wires will not only be engaged in the apertures of the flanges, but will be supported upon said flanges by a portion of the ends of said wires resting upon said flanges. lVhere the strands of the wires 12 and 141 cross one another, I have bent the same as indicated at 18, whereby they will engage one another and it will be impossible for one strand of wire to slip upon the other. The arc-shaped strand of wire 19 is arranged transversely of the holder, and the one end of this strand of wire is engaged in an aperture 20, formed in the side flange 4 of the plate 2, while the other end of said wire is bent inwardly to engage in the aperture 21, formed in an upwardly-extending lug 22, sheared from the plate 2, as indicated at 23. These substantially arc-shaped strands of wires form a suitable handle when the holder is being' conveyed from one place to another and also serve, as heretofore stated, to preventl articles from coming into contact with the adhesive or sticky ily-paper which is supported inA the holder.

When the device is used as a window-shelf, the strands of wires are removed, and the shelf can then be conveniently used by a person sitting near the window as a receptacle for different articles.

The device may also be used as a newspaperrack, and it is adapted to be hung against a wall to receive the paper, the strands of wire having been restored to their normal position, whereby they will support the papers upon the plate 2.

By referring to Fig. 2 of the drawings it will be seen that the inwardly-bent end of the strand of wire 19 serves to retain and hold the edge of the fly-paper upon the holder, and by removing' this strand of wire a new sheet of fly-paper can be placed within the holder and can be fastened therein.

Where window-screens are used in lieu of the window-sashes, these screens may serve to retain the holder upon the window-sill similar to the sashes.

rhile I have herein shown and described the preferred manner of constructing my improved holder and the many usages to which it can be applied, I do not care to confine myself to the specific construction illustrated, as the same is susceptible to various changes which are permissible by the appended claims.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A holder embodying a plate having inwardly-extendingflanges on its ends and a like flange on one side edge, the other side edge having an outwardly-extending flange lying below the plane of the plate and adapted to be received and held between the sash and sill of a window, and shield-wires having their ends detachably hooked into the end flanges of the plate.

2. A holder of the type described comprising a plate having a flange along one side lying' on a plane below the plate and adapted to be received and held between the sash and sill of a window, paper-,holding flanges carried by the plate, and a shield-wire having one end engaged with one of the holding-flanges, and its other end detachably engaged with a lug carried by the plate.

3. Aholderformingashelfand embodyinga plate having one side edge depressed below the body of the plate to be received and held between a window sill and sash, and paper holding and securing means carried by the plate, substantially as described.

4. A holder embodying a plate having integral inwardly-extending' end flanges, a lug, and an integral in wardly-extendingside flange, shield-wires crossing each other and bowed across the plate with their ends detachably hooked into the end flanges of plate, and a transverse shield-wire having one end hooked into the side flange of the plate, and its other end detachabl y engaged with the said lug carried by the plate.

ln testimony whereof I aflix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

GODFRIED LAUBE. lVitnesses:

HATTIE R. LAURE, GRovuR C. G. LAUBE. 

